New: Gamepad Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller doesn't pair

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210595

            Bug ID: 210595
           Summary: Gamepad Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller doesn't pair
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
    Kernel Version: 5.9.12
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: Bluetooth
          Assignee: [email protected]
          Reporter: [email protected]
        Regression: No

Created attachment 294065
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bluetoothd -n -d output

When using my official Dualshock3 gamepad with bluetooth it connects, but then never pairs.

To pair it I did:

power on
agent on
default-agent
discoverable on
pairable on
scan on

Then plugged in the gamepad via the usb cable, entered 'yes' to the authorization request, unplugged it and pressed the power button on the gamepad.

The gamepad does work via the usb cable.

I attached a log with the output of 'bluetoothd -n -d' and in dmesg the following is printed.

[94204.623301] debugfs: File 'force_bredr_smp' in directory 'hci0' already
present!
[94374.029398] debugfs: File 'force_bredr_smp' in directory 'hci0' already
present!
[94418.059222] usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 29 using xhci_hcd
[94418.209651] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268,
bcdDevice= 1.00
[94418.209656] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
SerialNumber=0
[94418.209660] usb 1-1: Product: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
[94418.209662] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Sony
[94418.221403] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Motion Sensors as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0028/input/input98
[94418.279353] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0028/input/input97
[94418.280056] sony 0003:054C:0268.0028: input,hiddev98,hidraw4: USB HID v81.11
Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input0
[94426.300043] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 29
[94435.739401] sony 0005:054C:0268.0029: unknown main item tag 0x0
[94440.855872] sony 0005:054C:0268.0029: Failed to set controller into
operational mode
[94440.856117] sony 0005:054C:0268.0029: hidraw4: BLUETOOTH HID v80.00 Joystick
[Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on 5c:f3:70:9c:8f:d0
[94440.856121] sony 0005:054C:0268.0029: failed to claim input

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Szymon Janc ([email protected]) changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Szymon Janc ([email protected]) --- Hi,

AFAIR DS3 doesn't support pairing. You need to use sixaxis plugin in bluez and configure it via USB.

steps:
make sure you DS3 is not connected over BT
plug it via USB
unplug
press PS button
authorize incoming bluetooth connection from BT

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--- Comment #2 from Bastien Nocera ([email protected]) --- (In reply to Szymon Janc from comment #1)

No. It's supposed to be:
- start bluetoothctl or GNOME Settings
- plug it in via USB
- allow pairing
- unplug
- press the PS button

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--- Comment #3 from [email protected] ---
I followed the instructions described in the gentoo wiki and in similar issues. The results always seem the same.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sony_DualShock#DualShock_3
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200009

I also have both a Shenwen and Gasia ds3 gamepads which fail in the same way.

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